Pest Organisms / Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Biology
for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
The pale green-to-blue eggs are about 1 mm across and are laid in clutches of about 28 on the undersides of host-plant leaves. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN623 Newly hatched nymphs have a dark head and thorax and a reddish-orange belly, then molt through several wingless stages, darkening and banding, before reaching the winged adult. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN623 Generations per year depend on climate: Ohio and Pennsylvania typically see one (a second in a warm year), while Florida sources note one to two, with several possible in hot regions; only adults overwinter, passing it dormant rather than breeding. Source: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-90 Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN623